New Maritime Cybersecurity Centre to Fight Pirates—and Not the Swashbuckling Kind

New Maritime Cybersecurity Centre to Fight Pirates—and Not the Swashbuckling Kind
An overall view of the Davie shipyard is shown in Levis, Que., on Dec. 14, 2018. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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MONTREAL—A new research centre created at Montreal’s Polytechnique university will aim to protect ships from pirates—and they’re not talking about Blackbeard or Captain Kidd.

Canada’s Maritime Cyber Security Centre of Excellence will combine the expertise of two Polytechnique researchers, Quebec cybersecurity startup Neptune Cyber and Davie Shipbuilding. The five-year research project will focus on cybersecurity for critical maritime infrastructures.